> so I'm not sure how to square that with your claims.[1] ? If the US puts X/100000 people in prison per year, and country B puts 1.1X/100000 people in prison

> so I'm not sure how to square that with your claims.[1] ? If the US puts X/100000 people in prison per year, and country B puts 1.1X/100000 people in prison per year... but the US imprisons people for 5x as long, then the US incarceration rate would be 4x higher, even though country B puts people in prison more often.